You're So Clever When You Don't Realise It?

A Conundrum to appeal to my sense of humour!

I cannot believe it's already the second month of 2025, I've been so busy!

This is how my brain goes…

I'm sure I'm ADHD, after reading first pages of, one of my new books I'm reading, Jeff Karp's 'Lit'

OMG is that why I keep harping on about school, not knowing why I absolutely hated it there, and didn't know why I was there?

The one thing I wanted to do was music, singing - I was given a triangle in music class, it was what was left in the cupboard.

Jeff Karp even quotes Ken Robinson's TED talk 'Do schools kill creativity?,' one of the most watched speech’s in the TED talks history: I quoted it in my own book, a few years ago '7 steps to transform your self worth'

Do you know Paul McCartney hated music lessons at school? Along with his friend, George who hated it too?

How can you possibly have two members of one of the biggest groups of all time, in your class, and not inspire them to enjoy music, what does that say about the teacher?

Somethings wrong with the system obviously?...

Anyhow, back to books, this book is so refreshing to me, he's talking my language! It's like, how am I supposed to find my people, friends, when I don't want to leave the house sometimes?

I've a few books on the go, 5 by my bed, depending what I feel like I'll read a chapter every morning.

The problem with sharing what you do

Navigate to now…

I'm so lucky to be able to concentrate on my music, but to share it, how?

Obviously it takes many hours, days sometimes weeks to create? Sometimes tho, just a few days?

How can I show what I do without turning my life into not doing what I do? If I teach I cannot do my music at the same time?

Like a recent book of a children's book ' don't think of pink elephants with pants on'?

Or try to have a good blood pressure result in a docs surgery or even worse at home?

Talk about pressure!

Don't think about what you don't want!

It's easier said than done?

Yesterday, I found some really emotive, deeply stirring strings, while 'playing' with chords on the piano...trouble is, after turning round to press record then finding the notes again, I'd fluff it, not just once, but time after time?

So, eventually, I thought oh I'll just press record and ‘wing it’, see what happens?

Press record...I went for it anywhere on the piano, like I was some virtuoso and just did it? one long stream of flowing

And it was fantastic? In one long take? then I'm feeling, this is incredulous! how did that happen?

How can I possibly do strings without looking at the keyboard or even thinking of where I'm going?

My hubby's answer who taught me piano,

'Well that's what I do all the time?'

Does that help? um no? Can I depend on that? Anywhere?

Well, probably only if, stress was taken out of the situation?

Could I ask me to do it again?...

So here's your answer 'behave like you've got it', and let it flow...

Have a little faith in yourself, and where you've got to...

To hear my first 'off the cuff' single track and video of my next album...as I write it!
'Out of the Fog' (Oh Mother) click link below...

sallyhopewoodroffe.com

I'm so pleased with the support and lovely comments I've been getting from it!

'That's Beautiful. Very Bushy'

'Love it!'

'Etherial!'

'Love the experimental vibes, and your voice is just so clear and beautiful!'

I'm completing and sharing, each new track as they're ready! See you soon...